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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

Oklahoma rates for HCPCS 31624

During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis. This technique, called lavage, samples a broader area than brushing or simple washing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$3,118

Typical total for the visit. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,118 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$148 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,288 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,166Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $4 to $389
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oklahoma· 18th of 51

$3,118

$234 physician + $2,884 facility

CA $5,853MD $525

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.